ORTELIUS, A. - Pedemontanae Vicinorumque Regionum.Antwerp, 1572, Coloured.. 369x494mm. Lower margin cut close. Some minor paper thinness along center fold. In good condition. French text on verso.Fine map including the Italian coast from Monaco through Genoa to Rapallo, the map shows the Po River. Milan in the upper right-hand corner and Turin in the center of the map. Ortelius here credits Giacomo Gastaldi....(Go to Item Page)

$ 600

Approx. Euro 528

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ORTELIUS,A./ GALLE,T. - Franciae orientalis../ Monasteriensis et osnaburgensis..Antwerp, c.1574, Coloured.. 363x510mm. Two maps on one sheet. Minor loss of paper along center fold, reinforced. Short left / right margins as issued. Marginal traces of humidity.From 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]' published in Antwerp. French text on verso.The map of Frankenland is prepared by Sebastian Rotenhan (1478-1532) and showing the area between Frankfurt and Bamberg. The map Monasteriensis is after Godfried Mascop (1535-1577)....(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Transilvania.Antwerp, 1575, In attractive strong original colours.. 326x447mm. Repair of a tear in upper right corner, 5cm. into engraved area. Repair of split lower part center fold. Slightly browned paper.Detailed map of Hungary prepared by Sambucas in 1566, who itself based his map on Honter's map of 1532.Latin text on verso....(Go to Item Page)

$ 350

Approx. Euro 308

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ORTELIUS, A. - Marcha Anconae, olim Picenum. 1572.Antwerp, 1574-1575, In original colours.. 155x239mm. Paper slightly age toned. Upper and left corner cut close. Good and dark impression.The Ancona region along the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Oceans, mountains, rivers, lakes, cities and important towns are detailed. No text on verso.Taken from a larger sheet....(Go to Item Page)

DE JODE, C. - Portugalliae Quae olim Lusitania. . .Anvers, ca. 1578, Uncoloured.. 315x525mm. Without text on the back. Good and dark impression.Rare. Beautifully engraved by Joan and Lucas van Deutecum. According to Koeman : Contrary to the maps of Ortelius, used for his Theatrum , map sheets of the Speculum orbis terrarum often occur loose without text on the back. Therefore, it may well be, that De Jode followed Ortelius' id...(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniale.. Bosniae. . .Antwerp, 1579, In attractive original colours.. 339x464mm. Latin text on verso. Outer marginal water staining and some paper thinning with some reinforcements on verso. With some red pre-owner ship stamps on recto and verso.First state. Fine and early map of former Yugoslavia after a map of Hirschvogel (1552-1565) and used by A.Ortelius in his atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World]. The Theatrum was re-issued in 42 editions with 5 supplements with text in Latin, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, ...(Go to Item Page)

$ 500

Approx. Euro 440

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ORTELIUS, A. - Hispaniae novae sive magnae recens et vera descriptio. 1579Antwerp, 1579, Coloured.. 349x508mm. A good and dark impression. Latin text on verso.This was the standard map of the area for a generation, copied by De Bry, Quad and Hondius. Even though Herrera (Spain's Royal Cosmographer) and Wytfliet worked 20 years after Ortelius, they produced inferior maps of the area. Both cartouches in the map are copies of designs by Hans Vredeman de Vrie...(Go to Item Page)

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ORTELIUS, A. - Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris.Antwerp, 1580, Coloured.. 377x505mm. Repair of split lower part centre fold, 4,5 cm into the image. Paper slightly age toned. Upper margin cut along border frame, as issued. Good condition.The oval map is surrounded by a strapwork frame and the title, adorned with ribbons, is held aloft by two winged cherubs.Ortelius based this and several other maps of the Low Countries on Jacob van Deventer's maps....(Go to Item Page)

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ORTELIUS, A. - Caletensium et Bononiensium.. - Veromandorum. . .Antwerp, 1580, In original colours.. 335x480mm. Paper with some light browning in the center.Two maps on one sheet. Left map, entitled Caletensium, depicts the French and Belgian coastline from Estables to Calais. The right map, entitled Veromandorum, depicts the immediate vicinity of Saint-Quentin in northern France. Prepared by Jean de Surhon who was commissioned by the crown ...(Go to Item Page)

$ 300

Approx. Euro 264

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ORTELIUS, A. - Caletensium et Bononiensium.. / Veromandorum. . .Antwerp, 1580, In attractive strong original colours.. 335x480mm. Paper slightly age-toned. French text on verso.Two maps on one sheet. Left map, entitled Caletensium, depicts the French and Belgian coastline from Estables to Calais. The right map, entitled Veromandorum, depicts the immediate vicinity of Saint-Quentin in northern France.Prepared by Jean de Surhon who was commissioned by the crown to map ...(Go to Item Page)

$ 350

Approx. Euro 308

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ORTELIUS, A. - Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris.Antwerp, 1580, In original colours.. 386x508mm. Small repair lower part center fold, with some very light discolouration along fold. Very good condition in very attractive original colouring.The oval map of the Low Countries is also know as the 'Egg' map, because of its oval strapwork borders. The title is adorned with ribbons, and is held aloft by two winged cherubs....(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,500

Approx. Euro 1,320

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ORTELIUS, A. - Veronae Urbis Territorium.Antwerp, 1584, In attractive strong original colours.. 327x467mm. A strong impression. Paper slightly age-toned. Some minor browning along center fold. In good condition, early impression.Very fine map of part of Italy centered on Verona, Vizenza and Lake Garda. Prepared by Bernardino Brugnoli, which first was published in 1574 by Forlani. Ortelius' map is a close copy of it. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was a cartographer and publisher, who is born and died in Antwerp. He pub...(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,100

Approx. Euro 968

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ORTELIUS, A. - Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus..Antwerp, 1584, In attractive strong original colours.. 348x500mm. A strong impression. Paper slightly age-toned. A few minor worm holes along center fold filled in. Center fold strengthened on verso, therefore page is difficult to open fully.A splendid map depicting the travels of Paulus. With two fine scenes in top. Showing the countries along the Mediterranean, including Cyprus and Italy. A first edition with corographicus in title cartouche....(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,500

Approx. Euro 1,320

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ORTELIUS, A. - Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniale.. Bosniae..Antwerp, 1584, In attractive strong original colours.. 334x502mm. A strong impression. Paper slightly-age-toned. In good condition, early impression.First state. Fine and early map of former Yugoslavia after a map of Hirschvogel (1552-1565) and used by A.Ortelius in his atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Atlas of the Whole World].The Theatrum was re-issued in 42 editions with 5 supplements with text in Latin, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Ita...(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Angliae, scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar insularum.Antwerp, after 1584, Uncoloured.. 343x495mm. Rare, without text on verso. Discolouration in margin and some paper thinness.A state 3 of this classic, handsome and decorative map of ancient British Isles with north orientated to the east. NO TEXT ON VERSO.Based on Mercator's 1564 map of the British isles and improved by Saxton's 1579 map and the writings of the ancient classical writers. Embellishments incl...(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,500

Approx. Euro 1,320

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ORTELIUS, A. - Angliae, scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar insularum.Antwerp, after 1584, Coloured.. 343x495mm. Discolouration in lower margin, with some minor paper loss reinstalled and missing area carefully redrawn.A state 3 of this classic, handsome and decorative map of ancient British Isles with north orientated to the east. Latin text on verso.Based on Mercator's 1564 map of the British isles and improved by Saxton's 1579 map and the writings of the ancient classical writers. Embellishments include ...(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Lutzenburgensis Ducatus veriss descript.Antwerp, 1587, In fine original colours. 365x491mm. Some minor marginal discolouration of paper. From a rare Spanish text edition.Prepared by Jacob Surhon who made a manuscript map of Luxembourg for which he received 500 Livres from Charles V in 1551. For security reasons the map was not published. Only in 1579, when Antwerp was independent for a short time, Ortelius used the map for publication in his atlas.Very attractiv...(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,500

Approx. Euro 1,320

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ORTELIUS, A. - Persici sive Sophorum Regni Typus.Antwerp, 1587, In original colours.. 350x491mm. Mint condition. French text on verso.The map includes Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Caspian Sea and the north eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula including United Arab Emirates and Oman.Milestone map of the region....(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,500

Approx. Euro 1,320

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ORTELIUS, A. - Barbariae et Biledulgerid, nova descriptio.Antwerp, 1587, Uncoloured.. 326x496mm. A good and dark impression, wide margins.North-West Africa. Koeman speculated: In view of the important trading relationship between Antwerp and Africa, it is not impossible that the original was a manuscript map of Portuguese or Venetian origin. In this map, Ortelius gives a number of details found on no other printed map of the period....(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Graeciae Sophiani.Antwerp, 1587, In original colours.. 350x500mm. Very small part in lower margin at centerfold reinforced and a tiny tip of the map re-drawn. Nevertheless an attractive map in fine original colouring.This is a beautiful depiction of ancient Greece. The map has a very attractive title cartouche in the shape of a Grecian temple in the bottom left-hand corner and a large scale bordered by bold strap-work in the bottom right-hand corner. Oceans, rivers, lakes, cities, important towns, and landform...(Go to Item Page)

$ 550

Approx. Euro 484

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ORTELIUS, A. - Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio.Antwerp, 1587, Coloured.. 355x440mm. Very good condition. With Dutch text on verso. Some light age toning of paper. Center fold repair.Engraved by Frans Hogenberg from an original of 1562 by Anthony Jenkinson of the English Muscovy Company. The map covers the region from the Gulf of Finland, Lithuania and the Black Sea to the Sur River, Tashkent, the Kossack Regions, Colmack, etc. The many vignettes are based on the rep...(Go to Item Page)

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ORTELIUS, A. - Terra Sancta.Antwerp, 1590, Coloured.. 367x505mm. Paper slightly age-toned. A good and dark impression.This is the most modern of Ortelius' maps of the Holy Land. It focuses specifically on the Holy Land and is oriented with east of the top. Ortelius used as a model the wall map of Peter Laicksteen who had actually visited the Holy Land in 1566. However, Ortelius introduced several revisions t...(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan.Antwerp, 1592, Coloured.. 335x465mm. In good condition. Wide margins.The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little information on the interior of North America, but the details presented have been definitely linked with known features. The vill...(Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000

Approx. Euro 2,640

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ORTELIUS, A. - La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan.Antwerp, 1592, Coloured.. 335x465mm. In good condition. Wide margins.The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little information on the interior of North America, but the details presented have been definitely linked with known features. The vill...(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Portugalliae que olim Lusitania.Antwerp, ca.1592, Coloured.. 340x510mm. Left hand margin cut till neat line and re-inforced.The best-known map of Portugal, after Alvares Secco (1560), orientated west to the top of the sheet, seen here in a fine, early impression in bright contemporary colour. Secco's map was copied by many mapmakers and publishers for upwards of a century....(Go to Item Page)

DE JODE, C. - Comitatus Venayscinensis Nova Discriptio.Antwerp, 1593, Uncoloured.. 300x242mm. Very good and dark impression. Left margin cut close to plate mark. Professional repair of tear in the lower right side, 8,5 cm into the engraved area.Rare map depicting part of Provence with Avignon, Cavaillon, Orange, Carpentras, etc.Gerard De Jode was the great rival of Ortelius, both made a living out of selling maps, and it seems not always on good terms. It is probable that Ortelius was responsible for a delay in the publication...(Go to Item Page)

$ 500

Approx. Euro 440

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ORTELIUS, A. - Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus corographicus. . .Antwerp, 1595, Coloured.. 347x500mm. In good condition. Repair of split lower part center fold and some wormholes in bottom, left and right hand margin re-inforced.A splendid map depicting the travels of Paulus. With two fine scenes in top. Showing the countries along the Mediterranean, including Cyprus and Italy. A first edition with "corographicus" in title cartouche....(Go to Item Page)

$ 2,700

Approx. Euro 2,376

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ORTELIUS, A. - Aegyptus Antiqua.Antwerp, 1595, Coloured.. 359x512mm. Left and right hand margin contemp. added margins, for protective reason.A splendid map of ancient Egypt, which appeared in Ortelius' Parergon. The map is based on his separately published map of Egypt, published in 1565, but with differences in the delineation. Dedicated to the humanist and medical doctor Scipio Fabio from Bologna, which appeared in 1565, and for wh...(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,200

Approx. Euro 1,056

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ORTELIUS, A. - Terra Sancta.Antwerp, 1595, Coloured.. 370x510mm. Very fine condition.This is the most modern of Ortelius' maps of the Holy Land. It focuses specifically on the Holy Land and is oriented with east of the top. Ortelius used as a model the wall map of Peter Laicksteen who had actually visited the Holy Land in 1566. However, Ortelius introduced several revi...(Go to Item Page)

$ 1,900

Approx. Euro 1,672

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ORTELIUS, A. - Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris.Antwerp, 1595, Coloured.. 386x508mm. Paper slightly age toned. Center fold strengthened on verso for protective reason.The oval map is surrounded by a strapwork frame and the title, adorned with ribbons, is held aloft by two winged cherubs.According to P. Meurer based on de Jode's 12 sheet map of 1566, itself based primarily on Jacob van Deventer's province maps....(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Islandia.Antwerp, 1595, In attractive original colours.. 335x490mm. In very good to mint condition. Latin text on verso.Perhaps the most famous map of Iceland. On the south side of the island a collection of all possible sea monsters is depicted. Polar bears on ice flows and volcanoes in the interior. On verso there is a legend, mentioning the names of these animals.Van den Broecke estimates the number of copie...(Go to Item Page)

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ORTELIUS, A. - Hispaniae Veteris descriptio.Antwerp, 1595, Coloured.. 372x488mm. A very good and dark impression. Paper slightly age-toned. Repair of center fold.Made on the basis of modern information from Clusius' six-sheet map of Spain which appeared in 1571 and ancient knowledge from Strabo, Appianus, Bongarius, Livius, Valerius Maximus and Suetonius.This map belongs to a series of historical maps known as the Parergon Theatri which appeared...(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS,A. - Basiliensis territorii descriptio nova./Circulus sue Liga..Antwerp, 1598, Uncoloured.. 320x495mm. Two maps on one sheet. Each 320x240mm. Good condition.Left hand map centred on Basle, east to top. With credit to Sebastian Münster in title cartouche.Right hand map with Boden See, Strasbourg and Augsburg. The map was prepared by David Seltzlin.Very decorative and a masterpiece in the sense of engraving and composition....(Go to Item Page)

$ 400

Approx. Euro 352

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ORTELIUS, A. - Helvetiae descriptio.Antwerp, 1598, Coloured.. 343x455mm. French text on verso. A fine map based upon a map by the Swiss cartographer Aegidicus Tschudi of 1538....(Go to Item Page)

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ORTELIUS, A. - 1)Natoliae,.. 2) Aegypti recentior.. 3) Carthaginis..Antwerp, 1598, In attractive colours.. 320x490mm. Good condition. Some light marginal browning.To the left a map of Turkey. Oriented with west at bottom. Right side of sheet contains a map of northern Egypt showing the Nile River delta, and a map the vicinity of Tunis with many oared ships in the sea....(Go to Item Page)

$ 900

Approx. Euro 792

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ORTELIUS, A. - Culiacanae Americae regionis.. / Hispaniolae, Cubae..Antwerp 1598, Coloured.. 357x498mm. Left margin reinforced, fine colour.Two separate virtually identically sized inset maps on one sheet, each with a decorative scroll title cartouche. Culiacanae depicts the coastal and inland western region in North central Mexico, the present state of Sinaloa. Just off shore is a rather long, thin island which has been suggested, wit...(Go to Item Page)

$ 3,000

Approx. Euro 2,640

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ORTELIUS, A. - L'Isle de France. Parisiensis agri descrip.Antwerp 1598, Coloured.. 340x460mm. Some marginal discolouration of paper.This is a very attractive map that depicts that region surrounding Paris. The detail is wonderful and includes rivers, lakes, forests, cities and important towns. There is also a bold strap-work cartouche and scale. The map has a wonderful border that adds greatly to the maps beauty....(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Lorraine. Lotharingiae nova descriptio.Antwerp 1598, Coloured.. 340x505mm. Some marginal staining, not affecting engraved area.Decorative map including Metz and Nancy and is filled with hundreds of villages and place names. Adorned with three elaborate cartouches....(Go to Item Page)

$ 720

Approx. Euro 634

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ORTELIUS, A. - La Florida/ Peruviae Auriferae regionis Typus/ Guastecan.Antwerp, 1598, Coloured.. 335x465mm. French text on verso. Marginal age-toning.The Chaves map of Florida is a prime example of an explorer's map since it records the recent discoveries of Cabeza de Vaca, De Soto, and Moscoso. The map revealed little information on the interior of North America, but the details presented have been definitely linked with known features. The vill...(Go to Item Page)

$ 2,200

Approx. Euro 1,936

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ORTELIUS, A. - Carinthiae et Goritiae... / Histria tabula.../ Zarae, et Serebenici ..Antwerp, 1598, In attractive strong original colours.. 330x485mm. Wide margins. A good and dark impression. Some very minor discolouration along the margins.Three maps on one sheet. The left hand is centered on the eastern part of Austria. The right upper hand map is centered on northern Yugoslavia, and the last map is centered on Dalmatian province. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was a cartographer and publisher, who is born and died in Antwerp. Publ...(Go to Item Page)

ORTELIUS, A. - Cenomanorum... La Mans. / Neustria. Britanniae, et Normandi.Antwerp, 1598, In attractive colours.. 375x505mm. Paper age-toned with some marginal water stains. Else good condition.Two regional maps of France. Depicting to the left, the region of Le Mans, also known as Civitas Cenomanorum (City of the Cenomani), and to the right the regions of Brittany and Normandy....(Go to Item Page)